Hands down lol

@@brianalonso8193 , the first ball you start league or a tournament with, then as the lanes change and feet adjustments are not enough, you switch to ball two letting the lanes dictate what is required... in terms of ball core, surface, RG, etc. Then ball 3, etc.

Yup, that's currently the pace I'm trying to go for.

Alan Ring Yup, don’t slide lefty! Got used to planting because I started bowling lefty using righty shoes, so it just stuck. It keeps my tempo slow and easy, plus I literally never have approach issues lol

I'm actually writing some stuff like that right now! I've been taking all kinds of stuff everywhere trying to figure out what I like on the left side or what gets the most use or fits the best, and I think I'm settling on some league bags, and I DO have two different houses I bowl in that I adjust the bag for, so yeah definitely great ideas. I've got some time off coming up here soon so I'm trying to get a lot of kind of different videos like that done, but that's a big and really relevant concept for me right now.

@@LukeRosdahl Awesome to hear man! Don't forget to actually enjoy the time off too though. We'll still be here ready to watch as many drops as you make. I liked the honesty about new ball purchases. Most of the time it's not a true need and it's really just a fun factor. But who cares? If ya got the money to burn, let it go. There are worse time/cash sinks you can be into lol

@@deist3r Actually since I've switched hands and am making good progress, I'm starting to enjoy this more. It feels like there's light at the end of the tunnel now, plus I'm rediscovering a lot of stuff as I improve, it puts me right back in the shoes of the average improving bowler across the board. Righty, I knew what to do, I just couldn't do it and it frustrated me to no end. Lefty, everything is on the same level, execution is shaky occasionally, spares are kind of tough sometimes, and a lot of the time I don't actually know what ball I should go to or what moves I should make, so when I do make a move, it's much more of a guess now rather than KNOWING it's right and just hoping I can actually make the shot. And seriously, most people don't "need" the bowling balls they buy lol, I've put holes in tons of stuff here recently that I don't need, but it's just fun and I don't spend money on anything else, so it is what it is lol.

@@LukeRosdahl can't hurt knowing as a lefty if you got a line you're gonna just be piping it in all night lol Good. This stuff shouldn't be work. You should be doing the YT stuff cause it's fun sharing your knowledge and experiences with others. Happy for you man. Looking forward to the new content. That part about you learning as you go could definitely be something you could make a series of. Too many YT vids come from the perspective of "I've been doing this for ever let me show you how" and then they forget we have about 9 other questions on how they got to that delivery or knowledge in technique/lane play. An example being, no one ever tells you what you should feel when you come inside the ball and release a 450rpm shot down the lane. Just what it should look like. I can't see what I look like so I don't know how that helps me in the moment of the shot. I discovered a new pro shop guy who actually yelled at me for drilling new stuff if I couldn't justify a need. I started just taking the yellings and drilling the new stuff lol

Cool. Honestly, bowling balls are more fun than practical, but when it comes to sport patterns, there's some stuff you HAVE to have to be successful. I'm drilling 3 urethane balls in the next week or two, adding an Omega, probably a Prime, and a heck load of Phazes. A lot of them I'm drilling because I want to, but stuff like a Pitch Black and Omega are just necessary. Leagues are for fun, tournaments are for money, and there's a pretty sharp point where you go from drilling for fun to drilling for necessity, but either one is ok.

@@LukeRosdahl Bowling balls are like Lay's potato chips. You just can't have one.

@@LukeRosdahl Is it one of the Brunswick ball companies that has the extendable pole in the ball. Then you get a strike every time?

Lol thanks man!! You're like my Simon Cowell LOL, you always just call it like it is, so if you like it, that's letting me know it's quality stuff!!

Luke Rosdahl I’ve never said a bad thing about your videos they are great ..watching dudes throw strikes for 2 minutes over music is garbage

But I don’t wanna be Simon I think he almost died riding his bike and hitting a tree recently 😆

@@cleswag2419 Lol I know and I appreciate it, your comments on some of the other videos out there are GOLD

Luke Rosdahl I really wish I could mature n hold my tongue ..my wife hates it 😆.

That's really tough . . the PBR and IQ are on the smoother side and are actually pretty strong, the Wild Streak is longer and it can boom downlane, but it's also kind of a rounder controlled boom . . and the Attitude is super balanced. If you have an Emerald and Hustle though and are looking for kind of that amount of hook, the Wild Streak once you get 20ish games on it settles really nicely into that hook potential zone and loves going straight. The Attitude is going to feel way strong out of the box but once you get some games on it, it too settles down really nicely and walks right in. The ball motion and the way it firmly rolls up and punches is noticeable, but I've seen a LOT of straighter players so far really kill it with the Attitude, so watch some more video, but I think that's what I'm going to recommend. I can't WAIT to get mine retrofitted and get the new one in.

Actually this isn't really my preferred method, this is more how collegiate teams build bags, mine get built 90% on shape, and 10% on hook potential. Obviously you need various hook potentials, but I find that if I have the right shape, the hook potential doesn't seem to matter as much, or basically I consider shapes to be more important or what I pay attention to first, then we go to hook potentials. I'm finding on the left side that I'm really liking rounder and more continuous stuff. I liked rounder stuff on the right side too, but stuff that was almost straighter off the end of the pattern like the Wild Streak, Halo Pearl, etc. seemed to work better because they allowed me to hit it without going nuts. On the left side, the Pro Motion has been huge, the Astro and Trend got a lot of work over the weekend, and my eye is really liking stuff that's boomier because I can just feed it to the spot and watch it pull up and go. Seems like most of the stuff I probably wouldn't have gotten along with or stuff I didn't favor righty is exactly what I want lefty. I've got an Omega on the way and while it was too smooth and slow righty, it's going to get tons of action lefty.

Lol thanks??

Well here's the thing, the 1 ball, 2 ball, 3 ball thing isn't based on order of use, it's built on strength. 1 ball will be your strongest, 2 ball will be a step down from that, 3 ball another step down from that, etc., but generally speaking in a tournament that's the intended progression of use too, HOWEVER, there are so many variables that you'll never be able to lock it down like that, or shouldn't try to lock it down like that anyway. Taking a varied arsenal of balls isn't always about stepping down throughout the set due to transition, it's about having several different options to be able to handle whatever's out there. You might get to a tournament and find that your 3 ball is plenty strong and you don't need to start with the other ones. The main point of building an arsenal this way is that it makes sure that you build a more varied arsenal instead of just picking a handful of balls you like and then showing up to a tournament and not having something you need. You should always make sure to take several different options, but ball reaction is king, so you should never try to create some kind of formula or progression of use and make it work. Do what the lanes and the pins want you to do.

@@LukeRosdahl alright thanks man!

Yup, I'm going to start working on that this week actually!!

sticko310 It’s a 2019 ball that was talked about or mentioned in one of the original episodes, but I did the original sport essentials a little different, I only talked about the balls out of the current lineup at the time that I thought were good sport options. I’ve seen plenty of people obliterate house shots with it, but it needs a fair bit of work or adjusting to be a good sport option. I’d have actually left the Nuke completely off this list too for the same reason, but people have wanted to hear about every ball. I AM drilling a P3 lefty soon though so maybe I’ll give it and a couple of the others I didn’t mention initially their own episode??

I'm thinking like IQ Emerald or Trend, either will be a good step down from the Phaze 2, and especially with them both having the same cover as the Hyroad Pearl, when you DO go to switch to the Hyroad Pearl, the transition should be easier/quicker because the reaction will be familiar, just longer and less of it with the HRP

I think I'm going to do that, a lot of people have asked for the comparison, so I think I'm going to put it together! Similar shapes on the lane, the PhysiX is stronger, but not by a ton, but from an overall perspective, they feel familiar to each other.

@@LukeRosdahl Sweet thanks

It's strong but pretty smooth, so I don't see why not.

The OG MVP or the Attitude?? Assuming Attitude, it's one of the most versatile balls I've ever thrown, usually when I film videos I find limits, ball either likes going straighter or needs some angle or is too smooth or too angular from certain zones, but I never found a limit with the Attitude, it did everything I asked it to and looked good doing it. I can force just about any ball to work from anywhere if I change what I'm doing enough, but IT did the vast majority of the work without me having to change much at all, or the adjustments I did make were super reasonable. 21-23ml is right in typical house shot range, and it's perfect for that, that's kind of why I stuck it all the way down in the 4 ball slot. I think at 1000 grit it could legitimately be a 2 ball even, but it fits the best and the easiest on medium volumes.

Yup, Storm has a video or two on it on their channel, Chad McLean posted one on his with it. I don't have mine yet and it's a little too early to start promoting it, it's like 6 weeks off, so not going to be talking much about it until I get some time on it and we get closer to release date, BUT I'm super excited. I won't shut up about nano pearls, people finally are getting to see what I'm talking about with the new IQ, and with NeX being the next generation of nano, just the idea of an Axiom Pearl makes me super happy.

That's a really small window actually . . PBR hooks a LOT for the price point, and the Axiom Pearl isn't crazy strong, the Trend or Idol Synergy are probably your best bets.

@@LukeRosdahl thank you just looking to round out my tournament bag and that’s rlly the only gap i have to fill

Someone recommended Axiom to me. Do you agree?

Yeah I think that'd fit in there pretty well, right between the PhysiX and Idol Pearl

They're a lot different balls on the lane, but could be a great pair. I'm drilling both lefty here in the next couple weeks so we'll see, but I'm expecting heavy use out of both of them, especially in league.

It might actually be too boomy for you by the sounds of it unless you like giving it the Prather, kind of getting deep and slow rolling it. Actually if you give it 20-30 games and let the cover settle in, it might be really good, and if you like drilling stuff pin down, it'd fit even better. What kind of balls do you generally like?

@@LukeRosdahl honestly I think I have you added on Facebook would that work? I think a video would speak more than my comments. And yes pin down asymms have worked well for me in the past. Have a no rules that I got from a friend thats pin down. I also have an mvp pearl pin down (0 game redrill from my pro shop so it was cheap) that I use on the burn. Other than that I have stayed away from pin down because I had an onyx vibe that was pin down and it sucked. Liked my friends pin up one better. So I'm open to anything really.

@@Fluffyguy958 Generally pin down works best on stronger balls or bigger cores because it still gives you that look but tames it down some. When you take a weaker ball and go pin down, you're taking something already weak and making it weaker, so that doesn't really work out unless you have a specific goal in mind there. And yeah if you send me a video on Messenger that'd work.

Either really, but you'd have to probably take the polish off the Parallax. I think it's stronger overall than the Omega but they're both controllable and go through the pins well, so I don't think you're going to be disappointed with either.

These were all the test balls for the videos, so all the same layouts that were listed in the reviews. Pretty sure all my asyms are the 5 x 3.5 2.5, all the syms are 5 x 3 x 3, and Angel's stuff is always 5 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2

Luke Rosdahl Cool, thanks! I always enjoy watching your videos. The ball reactions with that layout are pretty stout! I’m guessing because less skid and more of a rolling motion pretty early. I have a bit more skid and use a 4x4x1.5 but would like to see what a layout that yours would do.

Cool! You might go with like an IQ Tour, Astro actually covers a ton of ground, and the Prime will get you to the pocket most of the time, so something that's a little smoother and weaker for when they get dry wouldn't be a bad idea.

Luke Rosdahl Aha i just saw this reply >

Connor Bowling ball review Haven’t gotten it yet and I can’t release a video for it before 9/18 anyway, so I’m sure I’ll have something ready by then, still a few weeks off though!

I have a video coming for that this weekend actually!

I think I touched on it in the original videos, but I did those a little differently than these. In the originals, I just talked about which balls in the current lineups made great sport options, but people have really wanted to hear about everything. I see plenty of people destroying house shots with the P3, but because it's so aggressive and boomy, it takes Nuke levels of adjustments to make it workable on sport BUT I think there might be some interesting lessons to be had there. I'm drilling one up soon lefty so I might give it and some of the "lost children" their own episode to kind of take a look at why I left them off in the first place.

And to answer your question, I think it's a solid 3 ball, maybe reaching up to a 2 because I'd have a hard time seeing it get use with the factory shine on it, but we'll find out.

Luke Rosdahl Thanks! One follow-up question: what do you believe would be the smarter choice to put in the 3 spot: p3 or marvel pearl?

Second question, what ball would you recommend for getting way inside? With all the rev rate today, guys are inside 4th arrow at game 3. I have an emerald. Is any ball better at playing way any because the emerald is so smooth?

Together I wouldn't say so, especially if you're in a 5 ball plus plastic scenario like most collegiate bowlers are. HOWEVER, if that's what you favor, there's no reason to take some other option just because you "should" have it if it's just going to sit in the bag and never see lane time. This kind of helps people get the general idea, but at the same time, take what you're going to throw.

For the garbage time stuff, generally you want something continuous or that's going to keep climbing. I see a lot of people using Hyroad Pearls when the lanes get dirty, Belmo is a big fan of them for that reason, go back and watch the shows from the 2019 WSOB with him throwing it, it gets down the lane and then is round and continuous on the backend. The Hustle Ink is another good option, but the Emerald can be too early on top of being smooth, it doesn't naturally want to corner the whole lane, and especially not in a situation like what happens in college. You're not just getting standard track burn, you've got super hard friction to deal with.

CleSwag24 Yeah, but the moves are different because the lanes start out different and transition happens different lol . . I’m actually left eye dominant so I have a lot better perspective over here, so I can see what’s going on just as good or better but as far as what moves to make is sometimes kind of tricky. I’m figuring out what kind of stuff I like over here and where I’m comfortable at, etc. I thought it would be more on execution and less on laneplay and strategy, but waaay in the opposite direction. Completely different game over here

The lefty layout when I redo it will be 5 1/2 pin to pap and still about a 2 1/2 pin buffer, I haven't really mapped it out.

I'm mixed on that . . I'm learning to use plastic, but I hate it because I feel like it steals a spot in the bag. On the right side my Pro Motion was my ultimate bail out ball, plus it was my "spare ball." It got a bunch of extra traffic on it just picking up spares, but SPEC is really durable and doesn't soak oil up near as fast as other covers, plus it's a really smooth reaction so it made the perfect choice for a reactive spare ball, AND it gave me the extra option in the bag where plastic will literally just be for spares. At the same time, I rarely used the Pro Motion, and I'm finding now that when I have 5 balls to choose from instead of 6, I'm not really missing that extra ball, because realistically I don't find myself choosing between or needing more than 3 in the first place. It kind of helps to make ball choices easier and shows you that most of the time you really can work with what you have instead of trying to find the "perfect" reaction. AND if your bag is really built good enough, you're going to have the right option in there somewhere anyway. Over the last month of getting back to league and bowling a handful of tournaments, 6 balls go to league and 8 go to tournaments, but I haven't gotten into the second bag for league and haven't needed 6, let alone 8 at tournaments yet. NOW as far as plastic vs resin, my first reactive ball was a Brunswick Purple Monster back in like 2000, and that's all I had, so I either learned to shoot spares with it or I missed them so I learned how to throw it straight. If you throw straight at the pin and roll the ball end over end, there's no difference between resin and plastic. Plastic does take the beating and reduce wear and tear on your other stuff though. However again, the Electrify Hybrid was the ball I was using for spares to compare to how it felt against using plastic. I think generally speaking, ESPECIALLY from a wear and tear standpoint, I'd just go plastic because it's cheaper. I'm fortunate to be able to go through stuff pretty quick, so if something gets beat up, I just drill a new one, no harm no foul, but that's super expensive to consider from a general standpoint. I definitely pay my fair share for stuff, just in a different way LOL, but I think I'm going to recommend plastic here. ALSO one more small fun fact, the "clear" cover balls vs something like a Mix or Ice actually work super well on drier lanes as a strike ball.

Luke Rosdahl That’s a helpful explanation. I really appreciate it. Helps me determine which route to take. Although I’m not sure what you mean by a clear cover ball?

@@LukeRosdahl You found the mix to just not do enough on dry lanes to strike with?

@@coopergates9680 It's not exactly that, and it's tough to explain, but it's just how they roll. The clear plastic balls actually are rounder, more continuous, and they actually get into somewhat of a roll, so they tend to hit and carry better, while stuff like the Ice and the Mix just kind of spin and are weak at and through the pocket moreso than just not actually getting as much traction.

@@snoopy_79 Sorry I never saw this . . the clear covers are like the Belmo spare balls and the Team Storm blue spares rather than like an Ice, Mix, TZone, etc. They don't make them so much anymore but there used to be clear balls with different shapes and objects inside.

They're all 15!

@@LukeRosdahl Thank you

Lol I already did the Wild Streak with the original video, this is the update of all the 2020 stuff!

UFO would be good, or a different contrast would be the Nuclear Cell and take it to 3000

Watch my original Sport Essentials Collection, college bowlers use those terms to rank the balls in their bags and fill spots when they're headed to tournaments because most of the time they're limited to 6.

Not by a long shot, totally different balls. They have somewhat of a similar look on the lanes, but the Vision is a LOT stronger, plus asymmetric, plus a lot lower RG and higher diff. The Attitude is definitely a monster for the line it's in, but when you start comparing stuff like that on the conditions that the Vision is designed for, the differences start becoming a lot more apparent.

@@LukeRosdahl so the mvp is like a step down ball or good House shot with the same motion? I realy like the halo motion

@@grandmasteryoda9893 Yeah definitely, like I said, the motion or shot shape on the lane is fairly similar, so if you like the Vision type look in weaker package, or just a Halo type of look on the lanes, the Attitude and MVP Pearl are worth a look for sure.

@@grandmasteryoda9893 And it's a REALLY good house shot ball. Feels pretty strong out of the box, but once you get some games on it, it tames down pretty nice and fits house shots really good.

@@LukeRosdahl that is good. is better than idol pro and wildstreak in use of house shot and versatile? i wonder if high rg make the streak go longer and not to over respsonsive on dry and pro roll so smooth if wonder if its better control ball for house like pattern and good at deal with wet/dry

Yep, made the switch.

Will you still be able to throw some right handed shots?

@@luismarcelo6999 No, but that's what I have my wife for, PLUS I made a deal with DH Bowling to share footage, so I'll have Darren and Haley showing up as guests on some of the videos.

General Kenobi

NO, STORM/ROTO LOL!!